Fourth Circuit
Diana Jane Gribbon Motz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- William J. ClintonDemocratic
- Seat
- CA41501
- Nominated
- Jan. 27, 1994
- Committee hearing
- May 25, 1994
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)June 14, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- June 15, 1994
- Commissioned
- June 16, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Senior status
- Sept. 30, 2022
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 5, 2024
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Aug. 20, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Azucena Lazo-Gavidia v. Merrick Garland
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Aug. 13, 2024panel identified Sat on the panel in Sheila Trantham v. Steven Tate
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Aug. 5, 2024
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July 18, 2024
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June 26, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Gilbert Melvin
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June 26, 2024
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June 21, 2024
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June 13, 2024
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April 16, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Xavier Greene
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April 16, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Ryan Taybron
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April 16, 2024opinion issued Authored the opinion in United States v. Raymond Palmer
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States v. Gilbert Melvin | Fourth Circuit | June 26, 2024 |
| Opinion | Jake's Fireworks Inc. v. United States Consumer Product Safety Commission | Fourth Circuit | June 26, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Geovanni Douglas | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Xavier Greene | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Raymond Palmer | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Martin Hunt | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Deshaun Richardson | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Eric Nixon | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | United States v. Ryan Taybron | Fourth Circuit | April 16, 2024 |
| Opinion | Odalis Chicas-Machado v. Merrick Garland | Fourth Circuit | July 13, 2023 |
| Opinion | Speech First, Inc. v. Timothy Sands | Fourth Circuit | May 31, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Yakotus Odum | Fourth Circuit | April 26, 2023 |
| Opinion | Federal Trade Commission v. Yu Lin | Fourth Circuit | April 18, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. David Troy, III | Fourth Circuit | March 29, 2023 |
| Opinion | Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Joshua Stein | Fourth Circuit | Dec. 28, 2022 |
| Opinion | Farm Labor Organizing Committee v. Joshua Stein | Fourth Circuit | Dec. 28, 2022 |
| Opinion | Kesha Williams v. Stacey Kincaid | Fourth Circuit | Oct. 7, 2022 |
| Opinion | Kesha Williams v. Stacey Kincaid | Fourth Circuit | Aug. 16, 2022 |
| Opinion | Johnathan Hatch v. Michael DeMayo | Fourth Circuit | June 3, 2022 |
| Opinion | William Garey v. James S. Farrin, P.C. | Fourth Circuit | June 3, 2022 |